Jusuf Hamka, Dedicates His Wealth for The Benefit of The Ummah

Becoming a successful figure with all his wealth does not make Jusuf Hamka lose his generosity. The man who is also familiar with nick name Babah Alun is a Muslim-Chinese businessman who always helps others.

He has held various important positions such as Independent Commissioner for PT Indomobil Sukses International Tbk, President Commissioner of PT Mandara Permai, and Commissioner of PT Mitra Kaltim Resources Indonesia. In addition, the man born on December 5, 1975 was also an advisor to PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri and PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada owned by Siti Hardijanti Rukmana.

Young Jusuf was born from a simple family who lived at the outskirt of Jakarta. Even though he is now known as a big boss in infrastructure, he has been through difficult times and had been unemployed for many years.

Jusuf had even applied to 200 companies and continuously was rejected. At that time in 1994-2008 (14 years) Jusuf did not have a permanent job and only worked with friends. He made a lesson for his 14 year experiences to start working as an advisor in three companies, such as PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, until finally he became the President Director at PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada.

When he was a child, he spent a lot of his time in Pasar Baru area of Central Jakarta as a street vendor for his pocket money at that time. He sold many things ranging from nuts to Mambo ice wrapped in plastic around the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta.

He was raised in a quite educated Chinese family. Jusuf’s parents can be said as moderate people. His father was a lecturer, and his mother was a teacher.

Generosity Jusuf Hamka (Babah Alun)

Jusuf is known as an entrepreneur who builds toll road. He built Masjid Babah Alun under the IR Wiyoto-Wiyono toll road. He also aspires to build 1000 mosques in the country. In addition, he is the founder of a very unique yellow rice stall. Yellow rice that he sells for the needy people at a very cheap price. He explained the cheap price concept is not meant to kill the surrounding small businesses.

Jusuf bought the yellow price from small businesses at a price of IDR 10,000 – IDR 12,000. Then ask for the sellers of the yellow rice to take care of his stalls and receive IDR 3,000 from each portion of yellow rice. After that, he will subsidize the rest. “So that alms blessings for them, but their prayers will bless for us”, he explained. If you talk about business, it certainly will not make a profit, but he never thought about this because his intention was just wanting to help others.

When the Covid-19 pandemic which claimed many lives occured, Jusuf Hamka donated his 10 hectare land in Rorotan for Covid-19 cemetery. He also played a role in fighting cremation brokering for Covid-19 bodies. Jusuf, who was the Cilincing Crematorium Board of Trustees ordered the crematorium to receive the body of the patient Covid-19 and collected a low price for cremation services.

Thanks to his generosity, Jusuf Hamka received the award for the Category of the Heroes of the Generation in the Humanity Award 2021, Wednesday (15/12/21).